18 Questions
What cognitive events are called up during low-focus thought?
Affect linking, metaphor, analogy
Why is low-focus thought relevant to the phenomenological process?
It facilitates creativity and originality
In the context of Gelernter's terms, what emerges during high-focus cognitive functioning?
Abstract thinking
What does Gelernter suggest is based on viewing the abstract?
Few traits shared by many instances
How does the text describe the relationship between recollection and dreams in low-focus thought?
They are indistinguishable from each other
What does low-focus thought primarily involve?
Affect linking and metaphor
What did MerleauPonty suggest about phenomenology?
It can be practiced as a style of thinking
What do dancers and actors in performance do?
React and respond through the senses in real time
How does high-focus thought differ from low-focus thought, according to Gelernter?
High-focus thought is analytical and linear, low-focus thought is creative and abstract
Which term best describes the flow of movement, speech, and affect in most improvisation, based on the text?
Entwining
What spectrum did David Gelernter locate human thought processes along?
Dynamic spectrum
How does high-focus thought in affective computing primarily function?
By associating with wide-awake thought
What is the French word for rehearsal mentioned in the text?
Répétition
What is emphasized in the existential view of the phenomenological process?
Living through experiences
How does the text describe the cognitive functioning involved in describing certain events?
Excavating sense data through body memory
What is the term used by designers for the cyclical advancement of projects, as mentioned in the text?
Iteration
In the context of the text, what is emphasized when discussing low-focus thought and creativity?
Abstract vs concrete thinking
How is the language used in the different formulations presented in the text?
Objective and distant
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